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Service Desk Team LeaderWanstor • Greater London, England, GB
Service Desk Team Leader

Service Desk Team Leader

Wanstor • Greater London, England, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Service Desk Team Leader

Join to apply for the Service Desk Team Leader role at Wanstor. At Wanstor, we’ve been delivering award‑winning IT solutions for over 22 years, and we’re proud to keep growing year after year. Today, our team is over 200 strong, filled with talented professionals passionate about technology.

We’re looking for a Service Desk Team Leader to join our talented Service Management team. This role is crucial to ensuring customer requirements are met in terms of communication, prioritisation, escalating and resolving incidents and requests.

What You'll Do

  • Provide day‑to‑day management of the Service Desk function for a subset of customers
  • Drive the meeting of customer SLAs and an exceptional customer service experience
  • Ensure tickets are logged accurately and call queues are managed efficiently
  • Discover and diagnose customer issues effectively
  • Undertake a weekly review of team call queues
  • Lead and attend weekly Service Desk meetings to highlight performance, introduce staff and new clients/services; use the forum for other BAU activities
  • Performance‑manage 1st and 2nd line support technicians, including staff appraisals, objective setting and 1:1 reviews
  • Ensure all staff have appropriate training and develop personal development plans to meet future requirements
  • Manage the Service Desk rota alongside fellow SDMs and team leaders for early, late and weekend shifts
  • Drive the continuous improvement of service through Incident, Change, Problem and Knowledge‑base practices and Information Security
  • Own the escalation of incidents (P1’s & P2’s) whilst expediting issues to the relevant teams

What You'll Need

  • Strong background in IT support, with hands‑on experience at a 2nd line level, ideally in a fast‑paced or customer‑focused environment
  • Solid understanding of ITIL principles, with practical experience across incident, problem and change management processes
  • Demonstrated ability to take full ownership of stakeholder relationships and manage projects through to completion with confidence and accountability
  • Proactive approach to customer service, with a genuine drive to exceed expectations and deliver timely, effective support
  • Highly organised, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, work independently and maintain control in dynamic situations
  • A team motivator – brings positivity and energy to those around them, helping to foster a high‑performance culture
  • Creative and analytical thinker with a solutions‑focused mindset, always looking for better ways of doing things
  • Clear, confident communicator – comfortable handling challenging conversations and building trust with stakeholders at all levels
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to tone, clarity and detail
  • Calm, professional and composed under pressure – leads by example and instils confidence in others

What You'll Love

  • 🌴 Generous Time Off: 24 days of annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days, plus Bank Holidays
  • 📚 Continuous Learning: regular lunch‑and‑learn sessions with internal and external speakers
  • 🌟 Personal Development: 5 paid days annually to pursue new skills or knowledge
  • 🤝 Volunteer Opportunities: 2 paid volunteer days each year
  • 🎉 Team Spirit: friendly team and social events organised throughout the year

Employment type: Full‑time
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Job function: Information Technology

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

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